The ARCTIC NEWS

JOURNAL OF THE DIOCESE OF THE ARCTIC

British Anglican Bishop Archibald Fleming (L) (known as the 'Flying Bishop') and his crew sit on a rocky beach and consult their maps, Northwest Territories, mid July 1937

Fall Edition 2019

BISHOP DAVID’S MESSAGE destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.” Our loving God warns, begs and calls us to turn from our misguided perceptions and follow INFLUENCE Him. Often the Good News becomes a reality after we Friends, I have good news to wake up to the bad news. Yes, God loves, and God is share! We are in a spiritual a God of Love, but God is a God of justice and truth as battle. Jesus has defeated our well. enemy. For forty years God I often hear Anglicans talk about our baptismal has stirred my soul with the ministry. They often speak about social service and message through the prophet saving the planet, and yes we are to care for people Joel. I hear God saying wake and be good stewards of creation, but rarely do I hear up, an enemy is leading new age Anglicans talk about leading souls to Christ. people astray. Sound an alarm, gather everyone to pray and seek God. As we gather to pray, turn to God Our baptism service is very direct in that we live amid with all our heart Joel 2:18 says, “Then the LORD will a spiritual battle. In baptism, we call people to turn be jealous for his land, and pity his people”. from Satan’s kingdom and enter God’s Kingdom. We exhort parents and God-parents “DEARLY beloved, The world is groaning with climate change, political forasmuch as you have brought this Child to be unrest and spiritual confusion. Conflicts prior to and baptized into the family of Christ’s Church, and have within the 20th centuries birthed many anti- promised that he shall renounce the devil and all his establishment movements. The late 1940s -50s Beat works, and shall believe in God, and serve him: you movement influenced the nonconformists Beatniks must remember that it is your part and duty to see from which grew the 1960s hippie movement. that he be taught, what a solemn vow, promise and Hippies rejected established institutions, criticized profession he has here made by you, and be middle class values, opposed nuclear weapons, the instructed in all other things which a Christian ought Vietnam war, championed sexual liberation, opened to know and believe to his soul’s health...”All too the door to consciousness altering drugs and a quest often this instruction is not being provided. People for life's answers. While many adopted the atheistic are often ignorant of who Satan is and that he is propaganda "God is dead" others turned to old world actively at work deceiving mankind and appears as a religions and the philosophy to do "whatever feels god to many nations. good as long as you don't hurt anyone else." As Canadians adopted pluralism believing it is acceptable When people say they believe in God, I do not take to pray to any god, a New Age church grew. Christian for granted that that they mean the God of Abraham, doctrines were substituted, redefined and a false Isaac and Jacob. I question who they are thinking of gospel was introduced. Instead of believing 1 John when they say “God”. The bible speaks of many false 5:17 that "All wrongdoing is sin..." New age clergy gods who are not gods at all. They are fallen angels created their own god of love. While their mantra is who rebelled against God: Amon, Asherah, Ashtoreth, “God is love and love is God” they reject all biblical Baal, Bel, Cherish, Dagon, Moloch, Diana and many scripture that does not meet their approval. New other are all false. I have heard Anglican clergy invoke lectionaries were written deleting anything the goddess and speak in favour of Wicca. They tell convicting. me I should respect other gods. I do not respect them rather I renounce them. Friends, love does not say everything is ok when it isn’t! We live during a time of much deception. It There are so many debates about spirituality that seems most people are unaware that we have a people are in confusion and that’s exactly where cunning, ruthless enemy who uses the power of Satan wants people to be ... in a state of confusion. suggestion to deceive us. In John 10, Jesus The reason why Satan doesn’t want us to hear and says “...The thief comes only to steal and kill and believe God‘s Word is because faith comes by hearing

2 and hearing by the Word of God. In St. Mark, chapter Almighty would become a human and be called The 4, Jesus’ disciples couldn’t understand His parable LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS. To see the relevance of about the farmer who sowed good seed in the field, what I am talking about read Ezekiel chapters 33-34 so they asked Jesus to explain. What Jesus says is very and Jeremiah 23. important and if we do not understand and believe Friends, we in the Arctic are not ignorant to what is Jesus’ explanation, we will not understand anything happening in the world. However, the mission of the about the spiritual battle that we are in. Diocese of the Arctic has not changed. As weak as we Jesus explained that the farmer, (Christian are, by God’s grace, mercy and forgiveness, we messengers—Apostles, Prophets, Evangelists, Pastors continue to proclaim the Good News of the Kingdom or Teachers) share the WORD of GOD. But Satan of God, as revealed through the life, death and hates GOD’s WORD and so Satan and his forces will resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ, and through the do all in their power to prevent people from hearing power of the Holy Spirit, we are doing all we can to and understanding GOD’s message of salvation. Jesus enable all members of the Church to live out their said, as soon as one of disciples shares GOD’s Christian calling in parishes, the wider church, in Message -GOD’s WORD, Satan comes to prevent society at large, and in the world. The result is we are people from understanding the WORD of GOD. He growing, building churches and equipping saints for will distract people, speak doubts, create fear, ministry. Glory to God! persecution, slander and many other things to keep In conclusion I leave you with this: people from believing in and acting on the WORD of GOD. CLEMENT XIII REMINDING BISHOPS WHAT THEIR DUTY IS. The book of Joel is relevant for today. God says wake up you drunkards, can’t you see that your field has been invaded by locust, a demonic army of false “It is principally your duty to stand as a wall so that no teachers, who are leading people astray. God says foundation can be laid other than the one that is that the farmers who should have prevented evil already laid. Watch over the most holy deposit of spiritualities are either drunk or asleep. God says faith to whose protection you committed yourselves wake up! Be aware of what’s happening! on oath at your solemn consecration. Reveal to the faithful the wolves which are demolishing the Lord’s In Ezekiel 34, God says, “The weak you have not vineyard. They should be warned not to allow strengthened... the strayed you have not brought themselves to be ensnared by the splendid writing of back, the lost you have not sought, and so they were certain authors, that they may halt the diffusion of scattered, because there was no shepherd, and they error by cunning and wicked men. In a word, they became food for all the wild beasts. My sheep were should detest books which contain elements shocking scattered; they wandered over all the mountains and to the reader; which are contrary to faith, religion, on every high hill. My sheep were scattered over all and good morals; and which lack an atmosphere of the face of the earth, with none to search or seek for Christian virtue. We manifest to you our great them. "'For this is what the Sovereign LORD says: I happiness in this matter that most of you, following myself will search for my sheep and look after the apostolic customs and energetically defending the them. As a shepherd looks after his scattered flock laws of the Church, have shown yourselves zealous when he is with them, so will I look after my sheep. I and watchful in order to avert this pestilence and will rescue them from all the places where they were have not allowed the simple people to sleep soundly scattered on a day of clouds and darkness. - Ezekiel with serpents.” 34:4-6, 11-12

The fulfillment of God’s promise occurred when Jesus stood and said, I AM the good shepherd. Jeremiah

23:6 told generations prior to Jesus’ arrival that God Bishop David W Parsons

3 BISHOP JOEY’S MESSAGE means that Indigenous people and Dioceses are formally recognized as having the right to steer Lucy, Annie and I were the direction of their ministries toward a future consecrated a little less that is best for them. Second, the motion to than six months ago, change the marriage canon to permit same-sex and it has been an marriages failed to pass, which means the eventful six months. current canon is retained. Unfortunately, many in the Anglican Church of Canada have decided My episcopal ministry to proceed with same-sex marriage anyway, started with a trip in causing considerable strain across the church May to the high Arctic, and leading many to ask what the point of this specifically the communities of Clyde River, Pond divisive process was in the first place. All that to Inlet and Arctic Bay. In Clyde River, I ordained say the church is in a difficult place, and Esau Tatatoapik (one of my former students at proclaiming the Gospel is hindered when ATTS) to the priesthood. I also installed two lay different people in different places are saying leaders, one of whom was Esau’s wife Mary. In different things. Pond Inlet I conducted baptisms and confirmations, installed several parish lay leaders The answer, in this and in all things, is to throw and did some Bible teaching for interested ourselves upon the mercy of God. Following parishioners. My trip to Arctic Bay involved the General Synod all four Arctic bishops issued a ordination of Joshua Kango as deacon. In each statement, which contained the following: “...we community I met many warm and welcoming call on everyone in our Diocese to join us in a people, and was inspired by the strong faith of season of prayer, worship and the study of many. Please keep our new ministers and lay scripture. As bishops we will be interceding for leaders in your prayers as they serve local people you and looking to the Lord for guidance. in the name of Jesus. We ask you to join us in renewing our In the month of June I installed (on behalf of commitment to the mission of the Diocese of the Bishop David, who could not be present) Arctic: ‘to proclaim the Good News of the Methuselah Kunuk as Dean of the Arctic and Kingdom of God, as revealed through the life, rector of St. Jude’s Cathedral in Iqaluit. death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ; Methuselah has faithfully ministered in Iqaluit for and, through the power of the Holy Spirit, to many years, but has recently moved into full enable all members of the Church to live out time ministry. Please lift up Methuselah and his their Christian calling in parishes, in the wider wife Martha (who is ordained as a Deacon) in church, in society at large and in the world.’” your prayers before the Lord. As a bishop in the Arctic, I am determined to not The month of July was taken up with General be distracted by the turmoil around us. There are Synod in Vancouver. There is much that could be many signs of hope and faithfulness within our said about it, but two things stand out for me: Diocese, and it is to the people of the Arctic that I First, the synod overwhelmingly approved am called. Will you join us in a season of prayer Indigenous self-determination within the and renewed focus on our mission? Anglican Church of Canada. All the details have yet to be worked out on that, but at very least it

Bishop Joey Royal

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5 BISHOP LUCY’S MESSAGE and concerns were brought up at the meeting and stuff they want to know more about several things that they’re not sure of. Here are some of the things that were mentioned: MY SUMMER • Where to look for money for renovations and Early August the Reverend possibly new church. Jared with his wife • Pews need to be replaced Reverend Rebecca Osborn • Rules, regulations and Canons moved to Rankin Inlet with • their three beautiful They have more than one church lot that are children. I met with them not very big but enough to have a mission house in Rankin Inlet that week in one area or even a church. and then introduced them to Holy Comforter’s • How to fundraise congregation, where they were welcomed and • Finance prayed for by the church congregation. • Tithing • Month End Reports Soon after I left for Yellowknife from Rankin Inlet • Inventory on route to Gjoa Haven for a Youth Revival. As I • Annual Reports arrived in Gjoa Haven I was greeted by the Youth • Sunday School/Brigades Committee at the airport along with several other • Criminal Record Checks people. Mable Brown, Evangelist from Inuvik, NWT, • Alter cover colours also came and was part of the revival. The Youth • Anglican Foundation Revival went for a week with Youth Services every • Marge Foundation in Vancouver evening at 7pm and bible studies in the morning at • Lay Leader training the Anglican Church. They had raised funds to cover • How to have Committees under Vestry the airfares of the invited teacher’s and the snacks • I asked them to get Maintenance Committee for the meetings etc. set up asap to finish the renovation/paint at The Youth Committee is very active in what they church and taught them who they can ask from do, with their music and also helping with the the community to sit on the committee. Praise and Worship services. The Youth Services • Etc. song leaders are all youth. Nick Angusaluq is a young man with musical talent and can sing and The next day I met with the Women Auxiliary in the lead in English and Inuktitut during services. When afternoon. Some of these discussion points were: it comes to prayer and alter calls, they get the • Discussions to what they have been doing over church prayer warriors to look after that. the years. I was also able to set up a schedule to meet with • What their roles are. the Anglican Church Vestry, Youth Committee, • I taught them how to make sure communion is Women Auxiliary, Lay Leaders, Treasurers during set up ahead of time before communion service my stay in Gjoa Haven. and what colours that they need to use for each I first met with Youth Committee early one event. afternoon to discus what they can do to help the • What not to have or to have on the alter. community and where to look for funds and what • They have an older building that they use for they can do or not do in fundraising. their meeting in a different lot from church area. The next afternoon I met with Vestry. Questions

6 The next afternoon I taught some youth and • Excursion trips close by e.g. for sliding, picnic or parents of children, who came and joined about 20 other activities but consent form should be children for the afternoon, how to hold Brigades for signed by the parent each time for a child to Girls and Boys. There were about 5 people who join. came for training. I also included some teaching for Sunday Schools. Some of the safety topics I taught On my second last day I was able to preform a were: confirmation service during the morning service with one lady being confirmed. • Teachers shouldn’t be alone with children; it is better to have two or more instructors present I had a very busy time, full of lots of activity and for everyone’s safety and that parents need to teaching. I left to head back home to Arviat with an trust sending their children for Brigades and/or overnight stay in Yellowknife on the way. Sunday School. • Where/how to collect teaching material. Bishop Lucy Netser I was able to also teach them how to do different activities during each gathering by demonstrating with the children that were present, so the BISHOP ANNIE’S MESSAGE teachers could see how things are done while teaching. Some of the things I taught were: Consecration of the three • Opening Suffragan Bishops of the • Scripture Arctic Joey Royal, Lucy • What the chapters are or verses Netser and myself Annie • Music Ittoshat took place end of • How to teach them to be alert March where we work • How to help others and ask for help with our Diocesan Bishop • How to help those that are away from the David Parsons. group. My husband Noah and my • How to listen two boys have moved from Montreal to Salluit in • Drama Nunavik, Northern Quebec. Since my boys were in • Culture/Tradition school in Montreal we moved on July 1st 2019 to • Games Salluit and have settled in very well. During the • Elders to teach 10-15 minutes about culture summer, being that most communities are out because they need to know where they came camping,I stayed put in Salluit and got to know the from people of the community. • Have every child’s birthday written down so the children can have cake or snack to celebrate Since then I have travelled to Kangirsuk for the someone’s birthday. funeral of late Rev. Eyetsiak Simigak who passed • Ask for donations from the stores for activities away on August 29th 2019. Rev. Eyetsiak Simigak • Teach the children how to do tithing or offering who came from Kimmirut Nunavut in 1960s and and use that money for resource material or came our way to Nunavik. snack and don’t forget to let the parents know From Kangirsuk I traveled to Kangiqsujjuaq to meet what the children may need for activities since with the Lay Leader. I was veery excited as I met there are people out there that are willing to with the Lay leader and vestry as they shared what help. 7 God is doing in this community. This community is government designation, we have now been raising funds to build a new Anglican Church. And officially recognized by the Government of Nunavut along with the help of the parish from the for the next five year. That means students are able community of Kangirsuk they are both in the to access funding to pay for their studies and process of raising funds for this new church. support their families. The reviews process was Building. extensive, and much of the work was done by Jennifer Royal, ATTS’s part time administrator. I am overseeing 15 communities in Nunavik including Sanikiluaq which are in need of ongoing We still need more student housing. The Nunavut Lay land clergy training so that we can grow more department of education notified me a few months and more ago that there will be no government-subsidized housing available for ATTS students this year. In a city with some of the highest living costs in the country, this was a blow. For the coming year we will be using our own church housing, which means we’re limited in how many students we can accept. In order to accept more students in the future, we will need government-subsidized housing. I’ll keep asking for that for our students. Please keep this matter in prayer.

The year ahead will be no doubt be challenging and life-changing for me and for the students. We need Bishop Joey and Bishop Annie’s visit at your support to make it a success. Since we run on Saint Brides in Mississauga for Arctic Fellowship a very bare-bones budget, any financial assistance At this moment I am away for House of Bishops is most welcome. You can send money to: meeting, provincial house of bishops and Council of Arthur Turner Training School c/o the Diocese of the North. When I do get back from the meeting in the Arctic PO Box 190 Yellowknife, NT X1A 2N2 Ontario I plan to start my visits in Nunavik. Please make any cheques payable to The Diocese of

the Arctic.

Bishop Annie Ittoshat And please join us in praying for the work of ATTS, for its staff and students. May our work in Christ’s Arthur Turner Training School name be a blessing to the Arctic and beyond. By: Rt. Rev Joey Royal

Director—Arthur Turner Training School Bishop Joey Royal The new cohort at Arthur Turner Training School (ATTS) begins on October 1, 2019 in Iqaluit. We will begin the year with three new students - Abraham

Kublu, Samantha Kublu and Leena Sangoya, all of whom come from Pond Inlet. Please remember in prayer these three faithful people who have left their home to pursue God’s call on their life.

ATTS is now stronger than ever. After a year-long review of our program to ensure continued

8 Diocesan Youth Ministry personal notes (with some candy, of course). And I By: Deanna Fillion get to give each one a huge hug. It is always a huge Diocesan Youth Coordinator honour and blessing to me.

TEENS ENCOUNTER CHRIST 2019 As the retreat director it is such a pleasure and honour to see my deepest desire come to be. I get to watch young people encounter Jesus often for the first time and in a new personal way. I get to watch volunteers from various denominations come together as One Body to serve the Living Jesus. I get to watch as Our Lord Jesus does His work in others. It is such an honour and so humbling to serve in this way. The desire of myself

and our TEC team is to see young people come to know Jesus Christ as their living Saviour and choose to follow Him and His ways. This does happen at We had our third annual Teens Encounter Christ each TEC and the lives of these youth are changed in Yellowknife over September long weekend. forever. We had six youth (all female) attend the weekend, with three others who sadly ended up One of the youths reflected over the weekend being sick. The flu was going around the week saying that she never knew we were not alone here prior to TEC. We hope these three young ladies on Earth, that He, God, is actually with us! It amazed her to come to this revelation. For the will attend next year – and they hope so too. many who served over the weekend, this reflection The purpose of Teens Encounter Christ (TEC) is to was beyond worth all the effort. provide a safe, non-judgmental place where Deanna Fillion young people ages 15-21 can take time from the pressures of the outside world to think about and maybe decide where Jesus fits into their lives. The weekend is filled with talks, worship times, and open space for reflection. The prayer and desire is that each young person will encounter the living Jesus during his/her TEC weekend. I can say with praise and awe that each of the six young ladies did encounter Our Lord and Saviour Jesus over this TEC weekend.

My favourite part of the weekend is the last Rev. Victor Johnson lunch together. The youth have just heard a talk about what it means to be a Christian and how Dean of the Mackenzie Delta Region we are called to action, then they spent time responding to two reflection questions about the MACKENZIE DELTA DEANERY talk. They come up for lunch and during lunch I All glory be to our Living God! Praise His Holy have the honour as the retreat director to present Name! Thank you one and all for your fervent each youth and volunteer with a gift bag full of prayers. I believe after a great summer we are now personal prayers, words of encouragement and geared up for the beautiful chilly weather.

9 Thanks to Bishop David for the opportunity given to Layleader at the same worship service for the me to serve in the Western Arctic and thereby Lord’s glory. Looking forward to Bishop David’s visit completing three years serving in the Canadian to Inuvik on the 8th October. North. It wasn’t smooth sailing at all while passing We praise God for the Youth Revival in Inuvik and through huge challenges but God is good all the the great support of the Vestry. Appreciating the time and the People of God in our communities prayers and encouragement of Deanna Fillion at all have always been very warm and loving. I have times. We need more prayers for greater work at enjoyed my visits to Aklavik, Sachs Harbour and Sunday School, Women Auxiliary and Elders Tuktoyaktuk for ministry. I will be travelling with Gathering. Hospital Chaplain Ministry has been Bishop David in October 2019 to Aklavik, overwhelming and to engage in the community life Ulukhaktok and Tuk and God willing, at a later stage is amazing. Fort McPherson. Thanking God for the community of Fort My wife Rev. Nalini and I are experiencing God’s McPherson and especially for the dedication of Rev. grace in a very special way as we continue to labour Mary Teya, Rev. Rebecca Blake and Rev. Hannah in His Field for greater Harvest. My son, Aashish Alexie and Layleader Joanne Snowshoe for their graduated in September doing Music Production deep commitment to work for Lord Jesus. We and Sound Engineering from Toronto and now praise God for the Aklavik vestry and church praying for God’s leading for the future. My members, Rachel who had been very supportive daughter Asha is pursuing her studies in and Cindy. Elizabeth Semple is now installed as Professional Counselling specialized in Behavioural Layleader for the Aklavik community which is a Analysis from Vancouver, BC. We thank God for this great blessing. pleasant family reunion and we cherish it. Appreciating the sincere prayers and participation Interacting with people of the communities is of the vestry members of the different always very encouraging. This gives me opportunity communities. It is worth noting the involvement of to learn the different life challenges of individuals the community in many ways for the upkeep and and families so we can explore ways together to growth of the Church. Whole hearted thanks to our keep being a witness and disciple of Jesus in the Diocesan Office Team for their sincere contribution community. Looking back with hearts full of enabling our diocese to grow stronger and shine. gratitude in this amazing journey for God’s faithfulness in guiding and leading me and my Let us continue to uphold Bishop David Parsons and family to complete one year ministering in the our suffragan Bishops Joey, Annie and Lucy and Mackenzie Delta, a time of learning and sharing. their families and the Diocese of the Arctic as a whole. May the good Lord continue to empower us The parish family along with the community of and grant us immense zeal to serve HIM joyfully.

Inuvik and other communities are very excited to Rev. Victor Johnson witness and glorify God as Mabel Brown, God willing, is ordained October, 9th 2019 at the Anglican Church of the Ascension, Inuvik at 6 PM. We are thankful to God in His wisdom and Rev. Francis Delaplain Dean of the upper Mackenzie Region appreciate your prayers for her to be a huge blessing to many, as she takes up this greater role HE DESCENDED TO THE DEAD in ministry. The healing of the demoniac - Luke 8:23-29 We are equally delighted for God’s plan in preparing Melba Mitchell who is to be installed as I have shared before that I have had periods in my

10 life of Christian faith where I have experienced land outside. The unclean land with unclean great doubts. I have also experienced significant practices and unclean people. When the boat lands darkness in my own mind and heart, where I there Jesus is storming the beach, he is waging a couldn’t see a way out from where I was. I think it is war, he is dealing a blow deep into the heart of important to note that we have these experiences. darkness. In this trip across the sea Jesus has shown That indeed, or perhaps especially, even clergy his power over the wind and the waves; and now experience significant doubt. he comes face to face with demonic powers and they are no match for him. He shows his We prefer the joy and the miracle stories of the determination to free even those on the other side Christian faith I think. We want the perception to of the sea. be that all is well, or very near well. And when it is not we do our best to mask it. With a few words Jesus calms the storm on the sea, with a few words Jesus casts out the Legion of However - this is not true always for any of us. It is demons in the man. He is master, he is the one who probably not most often true for many of us. The rules over forces of nature and forces of the truth is that all life, lived in Christian faith or spiritual realm. All obey his voice, he is the Word, otherwise can be very hard at times. It is one of the and his words have power. reasons that it is very important to keep gathering together in faith communities, so that we can help The demons beg to be allowed into a herd of pigs. each other sustain a faithful life. Jesus agrees - and the herd runs headlong into the sea. When word gets to the town they are afraid. But there is a darkness deeper still that we very This kind of power is frightening and often do not know what to do with. There is the uncontrollable. Even the disciples were afraid when very painful and isolating darkness of mental Jesus calmed the storm and as frightful as having a illness, the darkness of deep depression, of town demoniac is, it turns out that having a miracle addiction — the inability to cope with life. And worker is more so. perhaps some have experienced, or are experiencing these types of things. They can make As they are leaving the man asks Jesus if he can us feel very hopeless indeed, and can drive us into come with him. He wants to follow Jesus, the man radical isolation. with the power to set people free. But Jesus insists that he return to his family. I would hazard a guess that there are many whoare not that many degrees of separation from someone What does this story teach us about our own who has had to deal with or is plagued by mental battles with darkness and isolation? Or those we illness. And so I want to look at the gospel story and love who are plagued with darkness in their minds? see what our Christian hope says in the face of the The first thing I want to say about that is I am not hopelessness brought on by this. drawing a straight line from mental illness to demon possession. This has been done by some in Jesus calms one storm and heads straight for the Church and can be very harmful. Mental illness another. As they are crossing the sea of Galilee it is is most often neurological and chemical and can be one of the great miracles. And it causes the medically treated. disciples to tremble and ask “what kind of man is this.” And the question is fitting. This is no sort of However there is hope in this story, even for those man who has ever been, and here again as they suffering in the darkness of mental illness. cross the sea they are headed for another storm; This man is an outcast. He knows darkness and he another darkness, brewing across the sea. knows isolation. He is out of his mind - chains can The land on the other side of the Sea of Galilee; the not hold him.

11 He is an outcast whose life is being completely audience who would find this story wonderful and ruined by the darkness within him. No one wants funny. They saw pigs as unclean animals. Jesus is anything to do with him and he is likely known showing his power against the works of darkness throughout the area as the insane person he is. He and all who deal in impurity. He sends darkness is stigmatized and he is ostracized. where it belongs is what this miracle shows us.

And yet Jesus comes to him. Jesus seeks out the man in among the tombs along the shore of Gerasenes - indeed he says - “I have Across the sea - and through the storm come to seek and save the lost”. But His seeking We often think of faith as our journey towards God, goes further still. He himself is plunged into the but this story shows us that when we are unable to darkness of the tomb. He goes deep into the land of get to God - God is on a journey to us. the dead to lead out the captives of darkness.

Jesus does one miracle and then heads back; he If you, or one you love, are held in the grips of came for this man. isolating and painful mental darkness, you are not And the miracle, like the calming of the storm on beyond hope, they are not beyond hope. Jesus’ the sea is intended to display his tremendous resurrection from the dead reveals the power of power over the elements and over demons. God to call us out from our caves and darkness, to set us free and restore us to community. Even in It displays something else. It is a display of the the tombs God will seek you still. You are never power of the resurrection. it displays the power of outside the reaches of his grace. God to do away with evil and the bringing in of good. it is like the raising of Lazarus from the dead. THE PROVISION OF CALLING

It is a display of Jesus’ own descent to the land of Two of the primary prayers the last two times I the dead, when he goes now to this man in the land wrote for the Arctic news was that God would of the dead. This man is cut off. He is as good as provide a minister for Ft Simpson and for Ft Smith. dead. He is in the caves (a tomb of sorts) . He is And now we give thanks to the Lord that we have called out and restored. Rev. Eimsook Joung and Rev. Alexander Pryor joining us. We rejoice at God’s provision. He wants to go with Jesus but Jesus says, no go back to your family. You could read this story and As we head into this fall we keep this in mind. We forget about the family or not think of them. But pray for the Lord’s provision. We know that he think of this man’s wife and kids. They carry his provides for the needs of the Church. He blesses us stigma. They live in the gloomy spotlight that the with gifted ministers to lead our parishes. And so community has cast on any associated with this we continue to pray for God’s provision. We look man. Now where there was darkness there is light. forward to the ways that we will receive his He is no longer the crazy man, he is the man provision. powerfully healed. Here we see the hope that we Our prayers are with the those parishes who still have of the resurrection. need ministers. Our prayers are for those lay Jesus will seek us out, even in our deepest darkness leaders who are still giving so much of their time and will make us new and right, restoring us. All of and energy to lead their churches. We pray for those who are now held in the chains of darkness those people who are feeling the call of God to go and despair, they will be released. Jesus will set into vocational ministry. God provides in wonderful them free and set them right. ways, but always someone needs to respond to God’s leading in their lives. Yes we have many The weird bit about the pigs is “all who deal in needs still in our diocese, but perhaps you may be impurity”, is that this is written to a Jewish

12 the way the God provides? we met for a pot luck lunch on Monday, and I was able to meet some of the congregation before If you are praying a prayer that you can, with a flying out that evening. The visit helped confirm for simple action answer I invite you to look at why us that God was calling us to minister in Rankin God has put this burden on your heart? is there Inlet and to build up the church here, so we packed something you can do about it? Are you perhaps up our house in Iqaluit in May and June before being called to prayerfully act? I give thanks to the spending some time on vacation in July and arriving Lord for his provision, and I give thanks to the Lord in Rankin Inlet in August. It’s always hard to say for those who have said yes to his call. We goodbye to a home and church family that you especially give thanks in this season for the have come to love, and we are very thankful for the obedience of Rev. Eimsook and Rev. Alexander. And four years we spent in Iqaluit. I pray for those who are feeling the call of God, that through them the provision of the Lord would be When we arrived in Rankin Inlet, the church felt and the needs of the Church would be met. welcomed us with open arms. Bishop Lucy happened to be staying here on our first Sunday, so Rev. Francis Delaplain she introduced me to the congregation and helped me lead my first service. We’ve also had a visit from Rev. Jared Osborn Rev. David and Susie Kritterdlik from Whale Cove. Our three daughters are loving their new home and Dean of the Kivalliq Region are quickly making friends in the neighbourhood A NEW DEAN FOR THE KIVALLIQ and at school. Naomi (age 6) started in Grade 1, Martha (age 4) entered preschool, and Diana (18 On August 12, my family arrived in Rankin Inlet to months) stays at home with Rebecca, where she is begin our ministry here. My wife Rev. Rebecca and I running around and climbing on everything she can. had just completed four years of ministry as Our new church family has made us feel very assistant priests at the cathedral in Iqaluit. About a welcome here, helping us with rides around town, year ago, Bishop David asked us to pray about berry picking on the land, and even sharing country moving to Rankin Inlet. We prayed and sought the food! We’ve had our first taste of muskox meat, Lord about this, and we asked Bishop David if there and we have also been given caribou, fish, and was a way that I could visit the community. Bishop maktaaq. Due to some delays, our vehicle and most David agreed to let me stay over for the weekend in of our belongings are still on their way here by Rankin Inlet on my way to Synod in Yellowknife in boat, but they are due to arrive by the end of March. As the date got closer, there was a blizzard October. in the forecast. We sent out emails asking for prayer that my flight would land. And as it Bishop David and Bishop Lucy have asked me to happened, the blizzard quieted down for a few serve as regional dean of the Kivalliq region. It’s an hours and the plane landed! Then it went back to honour to be able to work with them and with the blizzarding again for three out of the four days of church leaders in this region. I am looking forward my visit. For those of you who don’t know, Rankin to getting to know each parish, learning more Inlet is known for long blizzards, so I was treated to about the challenges we are facing, and discerning an authentic Rankin Inlet experience! I spent most how we can support and encourage each other. of the days with my host, Randy Miller, but we Please pray for me as I take on this new role in our were able to visit some friends and neighbours and diocese. spend some time with Rev. Eimsook Joung, who Also, on October 26-27, the Billy Graham was packing up and getting ready for her move to Evangelistic Association will be holding a Fort Simpson. Church on Sunday was cancelled, but Celebration of Hope event in Baker Lake. A similar

13 event was held here in Rankin Inlet about a year 4, 2019. We will be planning again soon as we have ago. I am hoping to go there to meet with the had a few requests. leaders from the parish and participate in the Earlier in the year we started recruiting some young event. We are praying for the Holy Spirit to move in people for confirmation but I was away on Medical a mighty way, to bring people who do not know for the months of April and May so that didn’t get Jesus to faith in him, and to strengthen the faith of carried out. We will try again next month to pick those who do know him. this up again and plan for a spring confirmation

Rev. Jared Osborn service.

Our attendance numbers are pretty consistent and are usually around the 50-60 range. In keeping with Rev. Rebecca Blake that our monthly offerings are very strong as well. St. Matthew’s Parish —Fort McPherson, NT

We have had one wedding this year, one service at Thank you for the opportunity to report on the the Midway Lake music festival, and several happenings at St. Matthews here in Fort funerals. McPherson. Arlyn and I were asked to speak at a wellness day at Currently the ministry team here at St. Matthews the school for the grades 7-12 students. We really consists of : didn’t discuss what each of us were planning to say; all they asked us was how we found our faith. I • Rev. Rebecca Blake think the both of us along with the students • Rev. Hannah Alexie present were quit amazed at how our two stories • Lay Leader Joanne Snowshoe intertwined yet we came from two different paths. • Daniel Peterson is a youth that also robes on It truly was the hand of God at work that day. Sundays as well. There have been a few vestry meetings to discuss • Mary Teya has recently stepped down as a renovations and or the construction of a new member of the ministry team but I could hardly church. So far I have left this in the hands of the say that she has retired, as I don’t think we ever vestry to try and figure it out. Its a very big retire from our ministry. venture , certainly not impossible but definitely a • Arlyn Charlie has gone to Columbia Bible College very huge undertaking. So my stance at the in Abbotsford, BC. We are already looking moment is to represent the Diocese and make sure forward to his return during the Christmas our church doesn’t get torn down in the heat of holidays. Arlyn has been a wonderful addition to things and to make sure they present to the our team and contributes to every part of the executive a solid plan before anything moves ministry. We are hoping that we can arrange his ahead. installation during the Christmas holidays this I believe that God is working in our community and year. beyond as I have travelled the McKenzie Delta this We have been keeping busy with our regular summer and I see and hear the stories of many services on Sunday Mornings, holding communion people who are seeking, some who have found and service on the first Sunday of each month. . some who are yet to find who God is in their lives and what that means to them. We do the morning prayer service out of the blue prayer book and combine the Gwich’in language to Thank you again for giving us the time to share certain parts as well as we sing two English hymns/ some of the happenings here in Fort McPherson at songs and two Chiligs. St. Matthews church. We have been trying to offer baptism classes and a God Bless and take care baptism service monthly but that hasn’t happened Rev. Rebecca Blake over the summer. The last Baptism Service was Aug

14 Rev. Alex Pryor and challenges common to us all: uncertainty, St. John’s Parish — For Smith, NT isolation, fear, broken relationships, illness, and

addiction. ANSWERING THE Practically, ministry outside the walls has CALL challenges. The first months of my time in Fort On June 6, my wife Smith were filled with meetings with staff at the and I loaded up our Housing Authority, the Town, Health and Social van with our two kids Services, the schools, the RCMP, and others; it’s and the family dog to these relationships (and now, friendships) with begin the 4,300 km those serving the physical needs of the community journey from that build the bridges necessary for me to address Nashotah, Wisconsin the spiritual needs of those who otherwise might (USA) to our new home in Fort Smith, NWT. For never step through the doors of the church except five years I had been teaching church music and for a funeral. worship at Nashotah House Theological Seminary, Culture and the Collar teaching those called to parish ministry and hospital or military chaplaincy to use the liturgy Teaching at the theological college in Wisconsin, itself as a tool to teach the faith while learning to ordained professors were required to wear black live in a Christian community that shares one pants, black shirt, clerical collar, and black suitcoat another’s burdens. After a total of 8 years in to perform our duties. Coming to the North, I academic rather than parish settings, and dealing expected that would change. After a few months with the struggles of work permits and the other of real life on these dusty roads the black pressed issues that went with being Canadians (originally trousers and suitcoat are gone but, much to my from Newfoundland) serving in the USA, we surprise, the collar has remained. answered the call for me to serve as a parish priest Moving to a small town, it seems everyone knows in the Diocese of the Arctic. me (“you’re the new minister”) long before I know The Joys of Parish Ministry them. Yet, in this town of 2500, less than 2% are in the Anglican Church on Sunday morning. Because One of the real joys of ministry in the Diocese of the work of a parish priest is in the parish – that is, the Arctic has been finding that the idea of the the entire town – I am sure to wear my collar when traditional Anglican “parish” is alive and well. I’m out and about, just as a police officer or town While many denominations speak of employee wears their uniform. The opportunities “congregations” or “churches”, the traditional idea for conversation have been amazing, as the average of a parish includes a bold claim to serve an entire unchurched resident spots a minister “in real life”, geographical region, regardless of whether the going about their everyday business. It’s worth people in that region consider themselves remembering that, a generation ago, clergy were “members” or appear on a parish list. Many hanging up their collars out of concerns the general Anglican churches in the South have sadly forgotten public saw them as stuffy or too old-fashioned; this, and find themselves only ministering to those unchurched people my age and younger have only inside their four walls. Not so here – thanks be to seen collars on TV, prompting great conversations. God! It’s a real joy that the vestry shares the call of People see “the priest”, my wife, and my kids out God on my life to claim the entire town of Fort and about, enjoying an activity at the rec center or Smith as our mission field, with the church as the the school, shopping, at the post office, at the outpost or home base from which we go out to health centre, or even responsibly enjoying some minister in a society facing the same temptations

15 live music in the evening at the legion or another establishment, and it shatters their ideas from TV of clergy as stuffy, boring, out-of-touch people, and offers opportunities to start conversations and plant seeds that, by the grace of God, will grow into these people knowing where to turn to hear the

Gospel comfort of Jesus’ forgiveness in their time of need. I’ve had strangers walk up out of the blue and ask for prayer for a loved one in the aisle at

Northern – what a blessing! On September 22, St. John’s in Fort Smith, NWT Worship God in the Beauty of Holiness had their first monthly Kids’ Club and “The Perhaps the biggest blessing to me personally is Gathering”. All children are invited to come for a ringing the church bell to start Morning Prayer. The hands-on lesson, with various “activity centres” BCP teaches that clergy have a duty to recite around the hall to teach the Bible lesson through Morning and Evening Prayer daily, “either privately crafts, science, creative writing, music, and drama. or openly in the Church”. Being a priest with a September’s theme was “The Whole Armour of young family, our parish recites Morning Prayer God”. Then, because the task is not just to educate publicly in the Church Tuesday-Friday each week. kids but to build up the body of Christ as a family Some days it’s just me; some days there are two or that supports one another, the entire parish is three who gather; some days a stranger walks in off invited for a free dinner and an informal hymn sing the street. The church bell is heard almost all as the children share what they learn. across town; I know because I’ve had people I’ve Pray that God would guide the vision for the never met tell me that they hear the bell as they go ministry as we reach more children whose families in to work! And that’s the point – like the collar, are not connected to the church. the sound of the bell is a seed planted in both church-goers and the unchurched alike: it invites Rev. Alex Pryor members to lift up their hearts in prayer if only for a minute as they start the work day, and reminds Ted Williams them that their priest is praying for their parish; it St. Francis Parish—Arviat, NU says to the unchurched “we’re here”, and we’ll be here when, by the grace of God, those seeds start Dear readers, to grow and the Holy Spirit urges them to answer the call. For me, a busy priest in a new parish, that As I am writing, the weather has shifted. Since bell and the steady, unchanging words of Morning yesterday the cool summer breeze has changed Prayer have become a rock in the midst of what are into something fierce, at first bringing snow geese, always unpredictable days serving this wonderful who fly south in ever greater numbers, and over community. night, the first coating of snow. It is my first taste of the winter. Rev. Alex and Kristina Pryor have been in Fort Smith since June. They would appreciate your prayers as It was only ten years that I departed Iqaluit to their children (Theo and Lorelai) make friends in a return to college. I had won a plane ticket from the new home, and your prayers for God’s blessing on Diocese of the Arctic to visit Iqaluit; I ended up the congregation’s outreach to their community. staying for the summer. Return to Nunavut has been like a homecoming for me. And I am happy to

have this opportunity to reflect on the summer

16 past, even as I look forward to spending my first double time, a guitarist responds gently strumming, winter here. and a bassist does everything possible to keep you on your toes. When you journey here to Arviat the first thing you will observe is the flatness of the land. In the early More recently I’ve joined school activities such as summer, the ice floes have not yet melted and you the Tae Kwon Do club and the Terry Fox run. And, I can’t quite mark the shoreline; until you see the am developing friendships throughout the little settlement that stands out: Arviat. When you community and with members of St. Francis land, the first interactions are with people church. It’s great to receive this community’s welcoming you. This welcoming spirit continues support in training and preparation for ordination. through the summer as people approach you in the I should end by saying that I when left Iqaluit, I streets and kids ask if they can visit. Interestingly, wrote to Artic News saying that I would like to learn most people in Arviat are under the age of 30. Inuktitut and more about Inuit spirituality. It is a My highlights this summer were the flag football tremendous opportunity to be back in Nunavut, to league sponsored by the Hamlet and the local keep these old promises of a twenty year old. I was Arctic Connection, reading to kids in the library, grateful then to live in a tent on the outskirts of meeting elders, having people over for coffee, and Iqaluit. I am grateful to now to learn ministry, serve visits with families. These are things which I would God in Arviat, and to participate in God’s plan for like to continue doing. the Diocese of the Arctic.

It was remarkable running across a soccer pitch Ted Williams

with a dozen kids. It was miraculous to have refereed and coached 49 flag football games – Rev. Steve Swan someone was counting- I’ve never even refereed a Pastor—Yellowknife Alliance Church game of anything before! I even had a whistle; I felt like the Catholic priest out of Roch Carrier’s “The VISIT TO TALOYOAK Hockey Sweater”. As the skills of the boys and girls increased, so too did their confidence in challenging On September 19th, I had the great pleasure to visit my calls! No sooner did I blow the whistle than two Taloyoak for a second time. Last spring, I had been teams of eleven and twelve year olds would run invited to come and speak at the Youth Revival over to me; one of them demanding a replay. organized by the young people of Good Shepherd Because of our language barrier, these were tough church. I confess that I grew a soft spot in my heart moments to surpass; yet we persisted, the games for Taloyoak and the people there. I was honoured continued; and the boys and girls returned each to be invited again. For four evenings, the night. Joining in on the various community events community gathered for praise and worship and has been outstanding. The Square dances in Arviat prayer. Coupled with extensive Bible study during are out this world. I am familiar with the western the day, it made for a lot of activity at the little film’s highly choreographed dance scenes; the odd Good Shepherd building. As an ordained pastor in competition at a fall fair where the dancers stick to the Christian & Missionary Alliance, I am always the caller like bees to honey; and various weddings pleased to be welcomed onto “Anglican turf” and where the square dance is composed of beginners. am encouraged from such cross-denominational Here in Arviat, the square dance is the real mccoy. efforts. Truly, there are moments of jubilation in the hall During my visit it continually occurred to me that I when the community gathers to dance. The band was as much a student as I was a teacher; perhaps plays fast and furious. The accordion leads, the having less to teach than to learn. And when it percussion accompanies with a snappy double 17 came to worship and prayer, my understanding is Inuit catechists at Blacklead Island indebted to my Taloyoak friends. To see the great By Kenn Harper love the people had for Jesus was something that encouraged and challenged me. Both young and (Article published in Nunatsiaq News 11 & 25 old sang the Lord’s praises with great passion. January 2019; permission to use granted by Mr. Dozens from the community came forward to be Kenn Harper .) anointed with oil and prayed for. From their INUIT CATECHISTS AT BLACKLEAD ISLAND — example, the elders taught how to have great PART 1 patience and tenderness as they laid their hands on By Kenn Harper those wanting prayer. No one who came forward was rushed through perfunctory prayer but were prayed over until they felt they had been touched by the Spirit. Such hunger for the Lord and the tenderness with which his presence was ministered to others encouraged me to no end.

Because this was my second visit to this community, I was able to reflect a little deeper. While not discounting the power of special revival- type events, I do wonder about how people may seek the heights of experience with such special worship events. The Lord Jesus will meet us on the mountain tops of experience but faithful discipleship happens in the valleys of steady, regular, daily walking with him. I encouraged the folks there to appreciate the ordinary means of Tulugarjuaq on the left, with another man, grace – regular church involvement, Bible Angutirpiaq. (From the General Synod Archives, engagement, coming to the Lord’s Supper – and to Anglican Church of Canada) expect the Spirit to be working in those ordinary things as well. My continued prayer for my It was always the goal of the Anglican Church Taloyoak friends is that they will be met by God in Missionary Society that its missionaries at Blacklead both the extraordinary encounters and ordinary Island—near present-day Pangnirtung—would train means. a small cadre of Inuit catechists to carry on the I left Taloyoak encouraged and laden with generous work of the church when there were no gifts. The hospitality of the people, the beauty of missionaries at the station, and to advance the the land, and the taste of country food are things I work of the mission into areas where white treasure. What I want most for this community is preachers had not ventured. for continued renewal and strengthening. Taloyoak Tulugarjuaq was one such Inuit leader. He had been needs a regular, permanent pastor of their own. born in Cumberland Sound during the heyday of The youth council (especially Alishia Aleekee) did a whaling activity, sometime around 1860, and great job at organizing the event and should be achieved a position of importance in that industry commended. But I want more for them. I’d love for in adulthood. them to see the transformation of their peers and lasting fruit for their labours. He was not among Rev. Edmund Peck’s earliest converts at the Blacklead Island mission Rev. Steve Swan

18 (established in 1894), and was probably an Once he began leading prayer meetings that fall, angakkuq—a shaman—who opposed the men finally began attending evening services. missionaries in the beginning. Peck’s fellow missionary, Julian Bilby, described him as “a quiet, pleasant man, and respected by his But, with one other man and five women, he fellow men, both for his generosity in times of need converted to Christianity on Feb. 9, 1902. His wife, and for his good hunting qualities.” Angalik, was known to be an angakkuq for some time after her husband’s conversion. The following Sunday, which Peck described effusively as “a day of days,” Tulugarjuaq was (There are various spellings of this man’s name in appointed a teacher in front of a large church records, including Tooloakjuak and congregation. He read a passage from the Bible in Tooloogarjuaq. I have used the modern spelling Inuktitut, after which Peck spoke to the people “of Tulugarjuaq throughout.) the necessity of teachers being raised up from their Peck mentions Tulugarjuaq favourably in his journal own people.” in November 1903: “Had one of the men with me Tulugarjuaq was baptized on Feb. 21, 1904. He read who has long been a subject of prayer.” to the congregation from Acts 9, verses 1 to 10, and Peck invited him to become a teacher and the man then spoke to the assembly about St. Paul’s readily agreed. He went on: conversion. Peck noted:

“How the people did look and listen as he exhorted them to turn to Jesus. The whole service was one of power and blessing.”

One has to wonder what this little congregation on

windswept Blacklead Island in mid-winter actually understood of the conversion of a man in a far-off Mediterranean country almost 2,000 years earlier.

In addition to his role as a teacher among the Inuit,

Tulugarjuaq remained active as a hunter, and became captain of a whaleboat later that year.

But hunting trips were also occasions for ministry; as Bilby wrote: “While all the men were at the floe- edge he held services for them.”

His name appears often in Bilby’s reports, and in those of Greenshield. In 1911, when Edgar Greenshield, the last Qallunaaq missionary to live at Blacklead, returned to the station, which had had

no white missionary for a year, he wrote:

“I found the church, house, hospital and store all in Tulugarjuaq in young adulthood. (Harper Collection) perfect order, they having been again taken care of “Tulugarjuaq—for this is the name of our friend—is by our Senior Native Teacher, Peter Tulugarjuaq.” one of the most promising candidates for baptism, With the mission closed and whaling at an end, has a good rapport amongst the Eskimo, and is in Tulugarjuaq and his extended family left Blacklead many ways, a very reliable man.” Island in 1923 and settled at Qimmiqsut in a camp

19 that numbered about 70 people at its maximum. journals and letters, although not with the He was about 65 years of age and his influence as a frequency that Tulugarjuaq does. He travelled with camp boss was beginning to wane. Rev. Greenshield from the mission to other camps occasionally. But he continued to preach. One elder recalled simply, “He converted many people to Christianity He was not averse to travelling far from home. He because he talked like a great preacher.” turns up at Lake Harbour (now Kimmirut) in 1912, and appears in the records there often. Peck, on a Tulugarjuaq died at Qimmiqsut in the 1940s. summer voyage, met him there in 1917.

That year Killaapik ministered to the people at Lake INUIT CATECHISTS AT BLACKLEAD ISLAND — Harbour until after Christmas, then embarked on a PART 2 journey to Frobisher Bay where he preached to about 120 Inuit. In 1919 he was working again in Another well-known catechist from Blacklead Island Lake Harbour, teaching the Inuit employed at the was Luke Killaapik (often written as Kidlapik.) Scottish mica mine. He is first mentioned in Rev. Edmund Peck’s journal Rev. Archibald Lang Fleming, later bishop of the in April 1904 in a description of a disaster on the Arctic, wrote about Killaapik in 1920: sea ice a month earlier. His prowess as a hunter was critical to the survival of the group. “He has gained for himself a position of greatest confidence and influence in the hearts and minds of The tragedy occurred when the ice on which a the Eskimo and the HBC officers, all holding him in group of Inuit were camped began to break up. highest regard. His wife is a splendid helpmate…” Three lives were lost. Anglican church records contain letters from Killaapik managed to grab his gun, and his younger Killaapik to Peck and Greenshield. Usually these talk brother seized a number of cartridges. They and a about the work he is doing among the Inuit, and few others made it to an uninhabited island close the poverty the people face. to Blacklead. There they killed four ptarmigan, and finally a seal. Often he asks for a little help from the missionaries—Could they send him a new rifle, “Two of the party had been able to save their some ammunition, a pocket-knife, some tobacco? knives,” wrote Rev. Edmund Peck. “With these poor There is no way of knowing if all of his requests tools they managed to… make three very small were met, but on one occasion, Peck sent him a snow-houses. Into these they crept, and thus new rifle. managed to shelter themselves from the piercing cold.”

Finally, someone on Blacklead spotted them with a Taissumani is an occasional column that recalls telescope, and sent a dogsled off over the newly events of historical interest. Kenn Harper is a formed ice. They were saved. historian and writer who lived in the Arctic for over 50 years. He is the author of “Minik, the New York Killaapik was already a candidate for baptism at the Eskimo” and “Thou Shalt Do No Murder,” among time of his ordeal on the ice. His wife, Rhoda Siimi other books. Feedback? Send your comments and

(Silmerk,) had been on the ice with him. The couple questions to [email protected]. was baptized a few months later, on July 17.

Killaapik turns up occasionally in missionary

20 These stories will also be in a forthcoming book of Mr. Kenn Harper, to be published in October, with an official launch in November, entitled “Shamans, Sprits, and Faith in the Inuit North..” It is volume 4 of the series “In Those Days (Inhabit Media)”, which is a collection of some of Mr Kenn Harper’s Nunatsiaq News articles over the years. The cover photo is, of course, Reverend Peck.

21 Bishop David’s Recent Travels by Sandra Drost (Executive Officer)

One of the blessings yet challenges of ministry in the North is the vastness of the land in which we live. Many miles separate our communities but in that there is the reminder of the beauty of the land and our all powerful, all knowing, Creator and Author of our faith. The one who created this amazing land.

As I prepared this Arctic News edition, Bishop David recently began a journey to visit one of the regions of our diocese; the Mackenzie Delta region. The journey is one by road, travelling 3,214km many of which are unsealed dirt roads, which will take him to the arctic ocean. He will then continue by air to many of the fly in only communities in this region of the Diocese of the Arctic.

Please enjoy some of the beauty that Bishop David has been able to capture and share through pictures of people, places and animals in the first

few days of this journey.

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23 DIOCESSTE OF THE ARCTIC – PRAYER LIST

Day Parish Clergy/Lay Leader 1. Great Whale River Rev. Tom & Marianne Martin Sanikiluaq Dinah Kavik 2. Inukjuak Rev. Manasee Ulayak Umiujaq Charlie Tooktoo 3. Puvirnituq Rev. Moses & Iga Kalliraq Akulivik Joanasie Qaqutuk 4. Salluit Rt. Rev. Annie Itsoshat Kangiqsujjuaq Aquuya Qissiiq Ivujivik Rev. Peter Analik (retired) 5. Kangirsuq Jeannie Nungak Quaqtaq Rev. Bobby Nakoolak (retired) Aupaluk No Clergy or Lay 6. Kuujjuaq Rev. Abraham & Martha Tigullaraq Rev. Ann Marth Keenainak Tasiujaq Tami Cain Jn. Kangiqsualujjuaq Rev. Raquel Mack 7. Iqaluit Rev. Methusalah & Rev. Martha Kunuk Apex Rt. Rev. Paul & Abigail Idlout 8. Kimmirut Joanie Ikkidluak 9. Cape Dorset Eege Oqutaq 10. Pangnirtung Rev. Tommy and Olassie Evik 11. Qikiqtarjuaq Rev. Loasie & Jeela Akayuk Kuniliusee 12. Clyde River Rev. Esau and Mary Tatatoapic Rev. Jacobie Iqalukjuak 13. Pond Inlet Rev. Caleb & Zippora Sangoya Resolute Bay Martha & Nathaniel Kalluk Grise Fiord Rev. Jimmy & Geela Qaapik 14. Arctic Bay Rev. Leah Qaqqasiq & Frank May 15. Igloolik No Clergy Hall Beach Rev. Enoki & Sarpina Irqittuq 16. Coral Harbour Rev. Lucassie & Nowyah Nakoolak Naujaat Paul Malliki 17. Baker Lake Revds. David & Jean Simailak Rev. Joedee & Vivian Joedee 18. Rankin Inlet Revs Jared & Rebecca Osborn 19. Arviat Rt. Rev. Lucy & Joe Netser Rev. Joy & Luke Suluk Whale Cove Rev. David Kritterdlik 20. Aklavik No Clergy 21. Inuvik Rev. Victor & Nalini Johnson Evangelist Mrs. Mabel Brown Sachs Harbour Joey Carpenter 22. Fort McPherson Deac. Rebecca & Lesley Blake Rev. Hannah Alexie Rev. Mary Teya 23. Fort Simpson Wrigley, Fort Liard Rev. Eimsook Joung 24. Hay River Rev. Francis & Kassandra Delaplain 25. Fort Smith Rev. Alexander & Kristina Pryor 26. Yellowknife Rev. Bryan & Michelle Haigh Rt. Rev. Chris & Rona Williams 27. Taloyoak No Clergy or Lay Gjoa Haven Rev. Ikey & Elizabeth Nashooriatuk 28. Kugluktuk No Clergy 29. Ulukhaktok David Kuptana 30. Cambridge Bay Bay Chimo Brenda Janke 31. Tuktoyaktuk No Clergy or Lay

Daily pray for: Bishop David Parsons (Rita), Bishop Joey Royal (Jen) (ATTS Director), Bishop Annie Ittoshat (Noah), Bishop Lucy Netser (Joe), Bishop’s Personal Assistant & Executive Officer — Sandra Drost (John), Suffragan Bishop’s Secretary — Debra Gill, Youth Coordinator – Deanna Fillion (Nathaniel), Translator – Matilda Nakoolak, Treasurer – Abe Abraham Bible Translators — Very Rev. Jonas Alooloo & Rt. Rev. Andrew Atagotaaluk, Retired and on-leave clergy.

24 God’s Laborers in The Diocese Of The Arctic

25 HOW TO SUPPORT THE WORK OF THE DIOCESE OF THE ARCTIC

IN GREAT BRITAIN: In Great Britain the government has a program called “Gift Aid”, whereby a donor can sign a simple form and the tax element of their donations can then be reclaimed by the treasurer, i.e. 28.21 pounds for every 100 pounds donated. (Note, the donor has to be a tax payer) More details if required can be obtained from the above addresses. If you are interested in making this type of commitment please contact the Rev. John Tonkin at the address above for the required form. Thank you.

Please send UK donations to: Crosslinks 251 Lewisham Way, London, SE4 1XF (Please make cheques payable to Crosslinks, earmarked for The Diocese of The Arctic Support Fund)

Any other enquiries please direct to: Rev. Canon R. J. Tonkin, 39 Shackerdale Road, Wigston, Leicester, LE18 1BQ Tel: 0116 281 2517

IN CANADA: The Diocese of The Arctic, PO Box 190, 4910 – 51st Street Yellowknife, NT X1A 2N2 Tel: 867-873-5432 Fax: 867-873-8478 Email: [email protected] Website: www.arcticnet.org

IN USA: You may contact: The Rev. William A. Johnson, 27 Fox Meadow Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583 USA (Please make cheques payable to: The Diocese of The Arctic)

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Please check one:  I want to make a monthly gift using my VISA/MC.  I want to make a one time only gift using my VISA/MC.  I want to make a monthly gift by electronic funds transfer each month.  I want to make a one time only gift by electronic funds transfer.  I want to make a monthly gift by cheque.  I want to make a one time only gift by cheque.

PLEASE PROVIDE CONTACT DETAILS

Name ______

Address

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Community

PLEASE CHECK ONE: FOR CREDIT CARD PAYMENT

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$50 $100 $500  Expiry Date ______

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PLEASE CHECK ONE: FOR ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER (EFT)

Cheque Visa MC EFT Account # ______

Bank ______

PLEASE MAIL TO: Date ______

The Diocese of the Arctic Branch address ______

Box 190 (Please enclose “void” cheque)

Yellowknife, NT X1A 2N2

The Diocese of the Arctic is a registered charity (BN 13040-2019-RR0002) Tax receipts will be issued for donations.

27 The Arctic News

is a publication of the Diocese of The Arctic. Editor – Rt. Rev. David W. Parsons (Canadian Publication Agreement No. 2841770)

Please send return items to:

Address The Diocese of The Arctic PO Box 190 Yellowknife, NT X1A 2N2 Tel: 867-873-5432 Fax: 867-873-8478 Email: [email protected] Website: www.arcticnet.org

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